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After reviewing the historical evolution of organizational behavior, choose any two schools that are the most interesting and that have contributed to the knowledge of organizational behavior. Describe how these schools influenced our understanding of individual behavior in the organization (company). Why do we emphasize "irrational" as well as rational aspects of behavior in the firm (company)?

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After reviewing the historical evolution of organizational behavior. Choose any two schools that are the most interesting and that have contributed to the knowledge of organizational behavior. Describe how these schools influenced our understanding of individual behavior in the organization (company).

The first school I choose is Cambridge University. Charles Babbage at Cambridge University broadened the virtues of division of labor first articulated by Adam Smith. He added that division of labor can reduce the time needed for learning a job and the waste of material during the learning stage. It also allows for the attainment of high skill ...

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